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UKPN purchase seen as positive by rating agencies, leads to senior and hybrid upgrades
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Shares in Corestate Capital, the Luxembourg property company, rose rapidly in trading on Tuesday after founder Ralph Winter had sold a 14.1% stake in a €96.6m block trade on Monday night that was allocated to a small number of investors. -
The Dutch government is looking to resume selling shares in ABN Amro, the bank that was rescued during the financial crisis, as part of its programme for fiscal stability.
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Equity capital markets bankers see a strong opportunity for UK block trades, as sellers may be tempted to take advantage of the country’s strong post-election rally.
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There were audible sighs of relief on equity capital markets desks on Friday morning as Boris Johnson delivered a hefty Conservative majority in the UK general election. Bankers are now prepping for a busy 2020 and a solid UK issuance calendar. A state block trade of Royal Bank of Scotland shares is among the most anticipated chunks of business for next year.
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Russian issuance has been a success story in what has otherwise been a largely disappointing year for the EMEA equity capital markets. Positive momentum should carry through into 2020 with hope that IPOs will follow a good year for blocks and beef up the Russian stock market
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Banks are pushing out the last of this year’s equity block trades and there could even be room for more supply next week, if the UK general election delivers a market friendly result.
